Raytheon has been awarded a sole source U.S. Navy contract to extend the range of the AIM-9X and address existing obsolescence issues.
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Category: Navy
U.S. Navy approves full-rate production of AARGM
The U.S Navy has authorized the Full-Rate Production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM).
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DOT&E won’t approve F-35 Test and Evaluation Master Plan
Director of Operational Test & Evaluation, Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, wrote in a memo to Pentagon officials that he will not approve the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) for the F-35 unless changes are made.
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New Chinese Type 052D DDG launched
A new type of Chinese guided-missile destroyer was launched yesterday at the Jiangnan Changxing shipyard near Shanghai.
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Indian Navy’s request for more Barak missiles rejected
The Indian Navy would like to buy more Barak missiles to arm its ships but the request has been rejected due to an ongoing corruption probe into the purchase of the missiles from an earlier tender.
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